Bomb release handle



J. R. MOSER BOMB RELEASE HANDLE Oct. 5 1926.

Filed March 5, 1925 3-3 Zia,

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JESSE R. MOSER, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

130MB RELEASE HANDLE.

Application filed March 5, 1925. Serial No. 13,219.

This invention relates to bomb release ment on a stud 11 about a base 12, fastened handles for controlling the dropping of by lugs 13 or the like to the fuselage in the bombs either armed or safe from irpilots and bombers cockpits, within easy craft. reach of the pilot or bomber. The pin let on 00 One of the principal objects of the invenwhich the handle pivots vertically passes tion is to provide a release handle which, through the stud 11 and completes univerwhen manipulated in one plane, actuates saljoint. The heel 15 of the handle overlies the arming mechanism through suitable a lever 16 pivoted at 17 in the base 12. lVhen L connections, and when operated in another the handle is swung within the direction of 1o plane operates the safety mechanism, the the arrow shown in Fig. 1, the heel 15 clebomber or pilot being familiar with the presses the lever 16, rotating it counterditferent manners of manipulating the ban clockwise as viewed in Fig. 2, thereby comdle to secure the dropping armed or safe inmunicating a pull on a safety release wire terchangeably as desired. or cable 18 connected on a pin 19 to the lower 15 Another object of the invention is to proend of the lever 16. Rotation of the revide release handles to the pilots and bomlease handle with the stud 11, that is on a bers cockpit which are interconnected for horizontal axis in the direction of the arrow the dual control of the dropping of bombs, shown in Fig. 2, communicates a pull on an so that either the pilot or bomber may maarming release cable or wire 20. This wire 20 nipulate the handle in the event a coinpanis attached to a pin 21 in a bracket on the ion is killed or disabled or is otherwise enlower side of the release handle as shown in gaged. Fig. 2. The safety release wire 18 extends In the appended drawingsto a safety release mechanism 21 in the Figlisaplan view of the release handle. bomb rack 22 and the arming release wire 25 Fig. 2 is a side View thereof as it is 20 extends to an arming release mechanism mounted on or in the fuselage. 23, also situated in the rack 22. The con Fig. 2 is a sectional detail taken on the nections with the bomb represented at 24 line Fl -2 of Fig. 2, and are such that the pulling of the wire 18 per- Fig. 3 is a schematic showing of the use mits the release of the bomb with its arm- 30 of two interconnected release handles on an ing Wire in place, preventing the spinner 25 airplane. from arming the firing pin in the flight of The Army and Navy Air Service airplanes the bomb. When the wire 20 is pulled the are usually equipped with bomb racks, conarming mechanism 23 functions to with-- structed in such a way that an impulse comdraw the safety pin as the bomb is dropped, 0 municated through a rod or cable will reso that the firing pin is armed in the operalease a bomb safe or armed as desired. tion of the spinner 25. It will not be neces- As determined by the position of a safety sary to describe in this case the safety and mechanism and an arming mechanism 10- arming mechanism utilized, inasmuch as cated in the bomb rack, which is operated these are well known to the art and form 40 through a second rod or wire in two-place no part of the present invention except as planes, it is desirable to control the bomb to contribute to the novelty herein described. racks from either cockpit so that either the The release handles 1O and 10 are shown observer or pilot may release the bombs. interconnected by wires 26 and 27 attached Where a plane takes off with a full quota to arms 28 and 29 respectively, extending 1 of bombs, but due to some intervening cause from opposite sides of the handles. The has to land before the bombs have been movement of either of the handles in the dropped for destructive purposes, the bombs direction of the arrow in Fig. 2 will comare dropped safe in order to permit the municate a pull on the arming release wire safe landing of the plane. In the event 20. The safety release wire 18 is operated 50 either the pilot or observer should be infrom either of the handles 10 or 10 the jured or killed, his companion would have handle 1O having a wire 28 extending from to release the bombs so that interconnected its lever 16 for connection with the wire 18 release handles for the two stations are necesintermediate the ends thereof. It is obvious sary. that the operation of either handle in the 55 Referring to the drawing, the release handirection of the arrow of Fig. 1 will comdle 10 is mounted for universal pivotal movemunicate apull to the safety release wire 18.

In this way either the bomber or the pilot may release the bombs loaded in the rack.

I claim:

1. Bomb releasing means comprising a handle movable about a plurality of axes and two connections therefor with the arming and safety mechanisms of a bomb rack, whereby the operation of said handle about one axis operates said safety mechanism and the operation of said handle about the other axis operates said arming mechanism.

2. Bomb releasing means comprising in combination a plurality of handles interconnected so that one duplicates the movementiof the other, and two connections therefor with the arming and safety mechanisms of a tomb rack whereby the operation of said handles one way operate said safety mechanism, and operation of said handles another way operates said arming mechan1sn1.

3. Bomb releasing means comprising a handle, means providing a universal pivotal mount therefor, and connections for said handle with the arming-, and safety mechanisms of a bomb rack whereby pivotal movement communicated to said handle in one plane operates said safety mechanism and whereby pivotal movement of said handle in another plane operates said arming mechanism.

4;. In an airplane having more than one operators position, a release handle at each position, means interconnecting said handles to operate together and arming release mechanism having connection with one of said handles.

In an airplane having more than one operators position, a release handle at each position, means interconnecting said handles to operate together and arming release mechanism having connection with one of said handles, and a safety release mechanism having a separate connection with each of said handles.

in testimony whereof I aliix my signature JESSE R. MOSER. 

